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Mistrial : an inside look at how the criminal justice system works . . . and sometimes doesn't  Cover Image Book Book

Mistrial : an inside look at how the criminal justice system works . . . and sometimes doesn't / Mark Geragos and Pat Harris.

Summary:

A critical manifesto on the vulnerabilities of the criminal justice system argues that the modern, sensation-driven media reflects only a small and distorted example of what really happens in courtrooms. Source other than Library of Congress.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781592407729 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 1592407722 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: viii, 274 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Gotham Books, [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Politics, O.J. Simpson, and the rise of the angry blond white women -- Defense attorneys : we sleep very well at night, thank you very much -- Clients : thirty-nine floors is a long way to fall -- Prosecutors : being a prosecutor means never having to say you're sorry -- Judges : at least get it wrong for both sides -- Police officers : to preserve, protect, and to lie -- Jurors : nobody knows anything -- Media : shame on you for believing what we say -- The best system in the world???
Subject: Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Criminal courts > United States.
Trial practice > United States.
Judicial error > United States.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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